The M&S careers website requires that you carry out an online assessment before applying for as well as a customer service based “situational judgement questionnaire”.

According to the site, the application process shouldn’t take longer than an hour to complete and, if you’re successful, lets you book a face-to-face interview at a convenient time for you.

The new M&S Simply Food store will form a major part of the Cleveland Gate Retail Park development currently under construction at a 20 acre site on Rectory Lane.

An M&S spokesman previously said: “We are looking forward to bringing an M&S to Cleveland Gate Retail Park in Guisborough.

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“The new store will bring shoppers the very best of M&S’s food products - as well as outstanding customer service.”

Last month, The Gazette reported how the retailer had applied for a licence to sell alcohol from 6am to midnight at the store.

Ryedale Estates is leading the £24m Cleveland Gate development which will feature 31,000 sq ft of retail space and 28,700 sq ft of workshop and employment space, as well as 25,000 sq ft of offices, 20 bungalows for the over-60s and 115 family homes.